Val's Blog

Hello there....it's the very private Valerie Knight back on the blog ( I should call it the slog, because I move so slowly getting back to it) But really I'm not lazy, not at all..just busy since back from our road trip out West..seems so long ago...........but I'm not complaining, because the Breakfast Club is heading for the Dreams resort in Cancun once again next month, the week before Thanksgiving, when baseball is officially over, and the Phillies, we all hope with all our might...REPEAT! You may or may not remember last year we were broadcasting live from Mexico when they won it all and I missed the parade, too, which I watched on the internet from my hotel room on a beautiful sunny day, with a Dos Equis in one hand and my Phils hat in the other. Not this year, though, cause we'll be home, it was planned that way! We're leaving November 14th. So that's all good. And what have I been doing? I always feel so busy, working and getting ready for the show, family and home stuff, cleaning up outside..getting ready for winter. Pruning, cleaning, saying bye to the summer flower pots......the leaves are abundant in my hood now..and you? I've also done a lot ..back in September, of course Radiothon for the kids at Children's Hospital. We raised over 400 thousand dollars! thank you so very much for your generosity..xo....I saw Billy Crystal in 700 Sundays at the Merriam Theater downtown...boy is he entertaining! He does all the characters of his life as a kid....family, friends, and that's how he tells the story of how he grew up...Husband Frank and I went to several Phillies games and fEagles Football is back! Love my Eagles...even though all the shocks and changes in the team..tailgaiting..always fun....Friday night October 2nd was the Scintillations reunion party...the club in the then Valley Forge Sheraton was a place where I hung heavy back in the day even before I was married..26 years ago! What a success and fun dancing night. DJ Tyrone Ebo and mgr Ron Campli had a great party...I saw a ton of people I hadn't seen in years...I grew up in King of Prussia and we OWNED that club......then the Vendemia food and wine fest in South Philly was a blast on October 4th..I met so many nice listeners there...and what fun..a giant block party there in Packer Park behind the Nova Care complex....I saw Steven Speilberg, greatest movie director ever...get the Liberty Medal award at the Constitution Center October 8th..how exciting that was. He seemed very humbled, and you know he must have a ton of awards, including those Oscars. They showed liips of his films (I am a movie lover who loved that) President Bill Clinton gave him the award, Whoopi Goldberg spoke (and was funny as always) Gov Rendell, Mayor Nutter were also there...this past Saturday I met the Bacon Brothers ...again! Yes, Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael have had a band for a long time and were in Manayunk raising money for the Mummers..about 400 bucks! check it out at savethemummers.com. I've seen Kevin before at the Sundance Film Festival, and at the Arthur Ashe Youth event last Spring. Yes, movie star Kevin Bacon whose films I love....wish I could have talked to him about them but everybody's all protective of them when they arrive and so I didn't get the chance...funny thing is..they seem to be pretty regular guys...doing a good thing for their hometown. Plus Kevin is hot. By the way, they did a fine job singing the National Anthem acapella at the first Phillies/Rockies game at CB Park..that WINDY game!!